Chapter 2102
The Secretly Rich Man
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2102
After hearing Geraldâs reply, Takuya was momentarily at a loss for words. After all, he hadnât considered the fact that Gerald was the real target here. As he pondered about it, Takuya couldnât help but mutter, âThey came for you, you said⦠â
âItâs only a guess, to be quite honest,â replied Gerald as he shook his head. After all, since he rarely ever came to Japan, he had almost no disputes with the forces and families here. He was only assuming that the duo were after him since he was their first target upon making themselves known.
â⦠Well, even if they were after your head, thereâs no need to worry any longer since those two scoundrels are already locked up. Rest assured, Iâll definitely obtain more information from them by dawn! Also, in case youâre worried about affecting my family since youâre being targeted, donât be. The Futabas owe you and weâll always be by your side! While itâs true that my family isnât as great as it used to be, know that nobody can freely take advantage of people I swear to protect!â declared Takuya as he clenched his fists.
Hearing that, Gerald couldnât help but smile as he cupped his hands together to pay Takuya respect before saying, âI really appreciate that, patriarch⦠As for the interrogation tonight, Iâll be thanking you in advance!â
It was around then that Gerald realized that after helping the Futabas so much, he had completely earned that familyâs trust. With that in mind, he felt that once the special forces competition began or possibly when it ended, depending on how things went it was high time he asked about Yearning Island. Hopefully, Takuya would no longer see any reason to hide anything from himâ¦
Whatever the case was, after finishing his cup of tea, Takuya got to his feet before saying, âAlright, then⦠You and Fujiko should go get some rest first. Iâll be heading over to pay our two âguestsâ a visitâ¦
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With that, Takuya left the room, leaving Gerald who promptly put his cigarette out and Fujiko insideâ¦
Though Gerald stayed there for the following half hour to enjoy his tea, Fujiko, on the other hand, remained in the room to stare admiringly at Gerald, her hands cupping her cheeks the entire timeâ¦
Due to her ever growing feelings for Gerald, Fujiko couldnât help but say, â⦠I could sense how strong those two were⦠To think youâd be able to take them out so easilyâ¦â
âStrength is all I have. I donât really have any other capabilities. Besides, Iâm not that strong,â replied Gerald with a smile.
Honestly, he hadnât expected to expose that much of his strength earlier since Fujiko was there.
However, had he not done so, he wouldnât have been able to take those two men out in such a short amount of time. That, to Gerald, wouldâve been more worrying since trouble couldâve easily brewed in the manor had he not taken them out quickly. After all, whoâs to say that there werenât any other Kanagawas or Hanyu assassins waiting for a chance to strike the manor while Gerald was preoccupied with Endo and Izumi? If that had been the case, then things wouldâve become exceedingly difficult for Gerald to resolve. All this explained why he used so much of his strength in the first placeâ¦
Regardless, upon hearing that, Fujiko couldnât help but raise a slight brow as she asked, â⦠Really now?â
âDo I have a reason to lie? Besides, if youâre thinking l could secretly be rich, a good look at my attire is enough to debunk that!â replied Gerald as he got to his feet and slowly twirled around, just to prove his point.
Fujiko, for one, knew her famous brands since she was a rich young lady from a prestigious family, so she had to agree with that.
â⦠While itâs true that you certainly donât look like one, you can definitely live a much better life with how strong you are⦠Honestly, if you apply to become a personal bodyguard, you could earn over a million dollars per yearâ¦â muttered Fujiko as she brushed some dust off his clothes.
âLife as a personal bodyguard is way too restrictive for me. Itâs also a tad too dangerous for my taste.
Honestly, the way Iâm living now is good enough,â replied Gerald with a smile.
â⦠I-I know, rightâ¦?â muttered Fujiko as she blushed slightly, thinking that Gerald was hinting that he enjoyed spending his time with her.
Realizing that, Gerald who didnât want to speak any further for fear that it would create more misunderstandings then cleared his throat before saying, â⦠Anyway, itâs getting quite late, so you should go get some rest. Hopefully, your father will have obtained some valuable information from those two men by morningâ¦â